2016-12-10T01:10:07.000000Z
After it premiered in 1924, the Jewish author of the novel the inspired 'The City Without Jews' was murdered by a Nazi. Now, the film will be digitally restored and aired with a new live score thanks to an unprecedented crowdfunding campaign.

2016-12-09T23:21:47.000000Z
'I know him very well,' the Israeli premier says in a short video excerpt of an interview that will air Sunday on 60 Minutes. 'And I think his attitude, his support for Israel is very clear.'

2016-12-09T15:05:40.000000Z
Mohammed Abed al-Malik Bajabo is suspected of involvement in 2002 Mombasa attack that killed three Israeli tourists. Israel said to have agreed to take Bajabo, but didn't get necessary files from FBI.

2016-12-09T08:35:46.000000Z
After Assad routs the rebels, the U.S. will be left with no ally in Syria in fight against Islamic State. Considering Trump's desire to steer clear of Mideast conflict, we may see U.S. and Russia dividing the fight between them.

2016-12-09T07:49:56.000000Z
A special unit was created to investigation complaints against the Shin Bet, but employs just one investigator. Despite dozens of 'inquiries' opened in recent years, none developed into an investigation.

2016-12-01T20:45:11.000000Z
The Ethiopian-Jewish community marks Sigd, a holiday of self-examination with prayers and fasting, broken with a ceremonial challah-style bread called dabo. Community leader Pnina Agenyahu shares her recipe.

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2016-12-09T21:04:24.000000Z
After it premiered in 1924, the Jewish author of the novel the inspired 'The City Without Jews' was murdered by a Nazi. Now, the film will be digitally restored and aired with a new live score thanks to an unprecedented crowdfunding campaign.

2016-12-09T21:00:11.000000Z
The Anti-Semitism Awareness Act of 2016 would have instructed the U.S. Department of Education to consider a definition of anti-Semitism that includes 'judg[ing] Israel by a double standard' when investigating federal discrimination claims.

2016-12-09T19:37:41.000000Z
Cohn picked despite Trump's consistent attacks on Goldman Sachs during the campaign. A former Goldman Sachs exec blamed Cohn for 'decline in the firm’s moral fibre' that placed the firm's interests above those of its clients.

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2016-09-18T16:34:08.000000Z
In two cables from '67 and '68, Foreign Ministry officials admit violations of Geneva Conventions, instruct diplomats how to evade need for compliance by eschewing use of the word ‘occupation.’

2015-11-30T23:30:00.000000Z
In press briefing at Climate Change Conference in Paris, Netanyahu says his handshake with Abbas was in keeping with protocol, and doesn't signify any change in relationship.

2015-11-18T20:03:11.000000Z
In his first visit in over a year, the U.S. secretary of state is hoping to persuade Netanyahu to implement more serious measures than those he presented recently in Washington.

2015-10-23T16:00:00.000000Z
Girl, 4, sustains burns to 35 percent of her body; her parents and siblings are lightly hurt; Palestinian reported killed, dozens wounded in clashes with Israeli forces in West Bank and on Gaza border.

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2016-12-06T11:48:19.000000Z
When Shmuel Yosef Agnon was evacuated to the Jerusalem home of the famed kabbalist Gershom Scholem during the War of Independence, he found a letter that would make every Airbnb host proud.

2016-11-28T06:40:07.000000Z
When a Jewish ophthalmologist created the artificial language, he dreamed of a common language. A new book by Esther Schor delightfully captures its idiosyncrasies – in plain English.

2016-11-11T07:06:36.000000Z
Why are Jews both hated and admired? Can one talk about anti-Semitism but not mention the Israeli occupation? Shmuel Rosner's answers reflect an intellectual mobilization on behalf of right-wing Jews.

2016-11-05T23:56:32.000000Z
In his new book, Tomer Persico not only surveys the history of the pursuit of Jewish meditation and mysticism, but also attempts to reconcile an increasingly individualistic and subjective approach to religion with traditional Judaism's absolute truth.

2016-10-30T20:23:30.000000Z
Told over the course of three generations, the captivating 'Two She-Bears' elevates the crime novel to a higher level, and Shalev toward his peers Amos Oz, David Grossman and A.B. Yehoshua.

2016-10-15T07:57:16.000000Z
Maya Arad's new novel offers an accelerated lesson in the principles of the detective story. It’s intellectual, illuminating and brilliant — but also cold, mechanical and not particularly suspenseful.

2016-12-09T03:19:18.000000Z
The widespread and unregulated phenomenon of short-term rentals is hurting hotels and travel agents. But with 20,000 apartments vanishing from the housing market, the Israeli public suffers the most.

2016-12-06T20:42:27.000000Z
Itay Zalait, who erected a statue of the Israeli prime minister in central Tel Aviv, specifically cited the case of the Bedouin activist jailed over a satirical Facebook post about the recent spate of fires.

2016-11-13T09:46:59.000000Z
In ‘Common Emotions,’ Yasmeen Godder once again explores new territory, this time by getting the audience involved. Unlike much of her previous work, this piece has a relaxed and playful feel.

2016-11-04T15:22:16.000000Z
Former Pink Floyd bassist signs an open letter telling the electronic duo to not be fooled by Tel Aviv's cool vibe while a different petition accuses artists who perform in Israel of whitewashing apartheid.

2016-12-09T03:17:01.000000Z
With the government enabling any minority group to impose its will on the majority, Naftali Bennett is Israel's real prime minister. It's time to change the system | Opinion

2016-12-09T02:59:03.000000Z
While the government passed a bill legitimizing the crime of the settlements, the very people who should protest were fixated on erecting and toppling a golden statue of Netanyahu.

2016-12-09T02:57:18.000000Z
The debate about whether former former Brig. Gen. Ofek Buchris deserves jail time on rape charges shows it’s become dangerous to express public opposition to the imposition of rules of conduct between the sexes.

2016-12-08T15:42:22.000000Z
The Trump hotel-hosted 'Hanukkah party celebrating religious freedom and diversity' sharpens the critical choice facing us: Will we fight the incoming administration’s intolerance and hate - or accept a role as silent enablers? | Opinion

2016-05-04T23:52:35.000000Z
Survivors of Nazi persecution who immigrated before 1953 are eligible for a monthly stipend from the state, ranging from 2,200 shekels to 9,000 shekels, as well as other benefits.

2016-04-02T23:00:00.000000Z
Netanyahu’s phone call to the suspect’s father shows the shooter is the new Gilad Shalit, while attempts to scrap his trial aim to set a precedence of restricting legal interference in army conduct.

2016-03-20T15:37:34.000000Z
Protesters call on government to implement cabinet resolution to bring 9,000 Falashmura waiting in Addis Ababa and Gondar. 'If these were 9,000 blue-eyed, blond children they would have been here yesterday,' lawmaker says.